Model Medicaid Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Act

The purpose of the this model legislation is to: (1) Require a state department of health and human services to apply for a Medicaid reentry Section 1115 demonstration waiver to allow a state Medicaid program to cover pre-release services for a Medicaid eligible incarcerated individual for up to 90 days prior to the individual’s expected release date and (2) Require a state department of health and human services to conduct comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of the Medicaid reentry demonstration, if the waiver is approved. Click here, to read the Model Medicaid Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver  Act.